Banks 1960 26 Journal Oct. 11, 1960 Hashell Ranch, 10 mi. S Marysville, Yuba C., Calif. With Ned Johnson, Gene Christman and Bob Payne visited this ranch and the duck club of A.S. Leopold, to see the breeding colony of Agelaius tricolor (q.v.) that Gene had reported finding 10 days previous. Arrived here about 11:30 am. Spent 4 hours shooting (+shooting at) blackbirds, and scouting the area. Left about 3:30 or so. Besides tricolors, the following species were seen: Long-billed Marsh Wren, Redwing, Savannah Sparrow, Water Pipit, Killdeer, Sharp-shinned Hawk, White-crowned Sparrow (Barnes), Sparrow Hawk, Turkey Vulture, Red-tailed Hawk, Marsh Hawk, Western Meadowlark, Goo?, Mallard, Baldpate. Also saw some smaller ducks (?Teal?) and some sandpipers I couldn't identify. Oct. 16 Grovock Ranch, [W of Santa Rosa, Sonoma C., Calif.]? There were a good many birds around here on this warm sunny day. Collected 1 Zonotrichia atri- capilla. Saw: Plain Thrush, Bewick Wren, Polio, Brown Towhee, Rufous-sided Towhee, White-created Nuthatch, Black Phoebe, Wren-tit, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Golden-crowned Sparrow, Goldfinch sp., heard a Mockingbird (perhaps Thrasher) and flocks of Black- birds flying over to the SW.